Why We Need the Second Amendment

If you have been paying attention, the small nation of Cypress, a part of the Eurozone, is once again in deep financial trouble because their government is unable to balance its budget. Once again we have an instance where a government is writing checks its people can't cash.

Again, they have turned to the other Eurozone nations to request a bailout. The other nations, understandably, are demanding some sort of down payment. In this case, the down payment is taking the form of a 6.75% tax on bank deposits.

That's right, the Parliament of Cypress is considering whether or not to stick their fingers into their constituents' cookie jars to relieve them of almost 7% of their wealth.

Naturally, once word of this got out, there began a "run" on the banks....people wanting to remove their wealth from the banks so that it cannot be taxed.

The Cypress government responded by closing the banks until a POSITIVE vote can be had. You see they could vote now, but the measure would not pass. So they have CLOSED the BANKS to give them time to sway support for their crime.

THIS is why the right to bear arms is protected in the Constitution: not to protect you from would-be robbers and dangerous critters, but to provide us the ability to fend off a tyrannical government.

To this end, does it make sense to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines? These are the weapons our own government would use against us in extreme times, thus these are the weapons we would need to fend them off.

Remember, those who would trade liberty for safety will lose both and deserve neither.

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